Projects

In Chicago, a Shuttered School Becomes a Beacon of Community Design

Lamar Johnson Collaborative turns the former elementary school into the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, a hub for career training and community pride.

Projects

The North Lawndale Employment Network Sees Through Employment Barriers for the Formerly Incarcerated

Designed by Wheeler Kearns Architects, the center makes use of a former bank that now holds sweeter treasure—honey.

Projects

A Bold New Environmental Center Helps Redeem a Former Brownfield Site in Chicago

The Ford Calumet Environmental Center at Chicago's Big Marsh park is part classroom, part museum, and all about environmental remediation.